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HistoryJul 29, 2024 - 3:48 p.m.

CVE-2024-41085 cxl/mem: Fix no cxl_nvd during pmem region auto-assembling

2024-07-2915:48:01
Linux
github.com
linux kernel
vulnerability
cxl subsystem
pmem region
null pointer dereference
address
bug
kernel mode
call trace
endpoint port probing
dependency
sequence
ancestor root port

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cxl/mem: Fix no cxl_nvd during pmem region auto-assembling

When CXL subsystem is auto-assembling a pmem region during cxl
endpoint port probing, always hit below calltrace.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
RIP: 0010:cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x22e/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x24/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x82/0x160
? do_user_addr_fault+0x65/0x6b0
? exc_page_fault+0x7d/0x170
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
? cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x22e/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
? cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x1ac/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
cxl_bus_probe+0x1b/0x60 [cxl_core]
really_probe+0x173/0x410
? __pfx___device_attach_driver+0x10/0x10
__driver_probe_device+0x80/0x170
driver_probe_device+0x1e/0x90
__device_attach_driver+0x90/0x120
bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xe0
__device_attach+0xbc/0x1f0
bus_probe_device+0x90/0xa0
device_add+0x51c/0x710
devm_cxl_add_pmem_region+0x1b5/0x380 [cxl_core]
cxl_bus_probe+0x1b/0x60 [cxl_core]

The cxl_nvd of the memdev needs to be available during the pmem region
probe. Currently the cxl_nvd is registered after the endpoint port probe.
The endpoint probe, in the case of autoassembly of regions, can cause a
pmem region probe requiring the not yet available cxl_nvd. Adjust the
sequence so this dependency is met.

This requires adding a port parameter to cxl_find_nvdimm_bridge() that
can be used to query the ancestor root port. The endpoint port is not
yet available, but will share a common ancestor with its parent, so
start the query from there instead.

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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